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Very, very nice. A beautiful screen, an OS that can have more than one app on screen at a time, and accessories that are quite elegant, set this apart from much of the competition. If I were to buy a tablet, this is what I would likely get.

Battery life will for sure be interesting, especially with high brightness in daylight conditions and 300+nits display brightness. Few generations ago samsung phones (Galaxy S3 for example) skimped on max brightness...Reply

I have a few older-generation AMOLED devices (GS1, GT7.7 and GN1) and none shows noticeable burn-in effects in normal conditions. On the other hand, most LCDs have their own issues (rMBP and N7 had burn-in issue, many devices has backlight leaking and so on) and I just cannot tolerate their bad blacks.Reply

For phones "normal usage" probably doesn't show static images that much on the screen. But in tablet use this could be different. Especially if OS happens to support multitasking with a instant messaging software statically in one place...Reply

It's most definitely not an AMOLED screen, but I have a Zune HD since late 2009 and I'd expect it to have the quick-media controls to have some slight burn in since it has the longest time on screen. As far as I can tell, there is no burn in. Then again I set the thing to the lowest brightness.Reply

I've owned 4 or 5 phones with OLED displays, and the only one ever showing signs of burn-in for me was the absolute first generation Samsung Jet. I have more issues with burn-in on my LCD telly and my IPS monitor.Reply

This is not an issue for consumer use, store demo models are required to be on 24-7/ 100% brightness/ looping a 15-20 second video. Unless you plan on doing this I wouldn't worry. My AMOLED phone is 2 years old with zero burn & I consider myself a heavy userReply

It feels like anyone who bought a Tab PRO got burned here (the 10.1 and 8.4 models). They were just announced 8lin January and they've already been replaced with a thinner model with a (arguably) better display. I understand that the tech world moves fast, but 5 months is pushing it.That 8.4 Tab S is looking really nice! Looking forward to battery life reports.Reply

Yet another promising tablet crippled by only 16GB of internal storage.

Are there even any sub-10" android tablets with 32gb+ internal memory and microsd for sale in the US? If anyone knows of any I'm shopping for a new android tablet and have been disgusted so far with the pitiful amounts of internal storage everyone seems to be using for their tablets and not even providing an option to buy the higher capacities (I know the nexus 7 comes in 32gb, but it doesn't have microsd and wouldn't work for me).Reply

Many of the other recent samsung android tablets have been listed as having 32gb options as well, however these models seem to be destined for other markets and there hasn't been any mention at all of 32gb availability in the states even though tablets like the galaxy tab pro 8.4 have been on sale for several months now. That's why I'm skeptical about being able to actually get a "global" version without having to import it.Reply

I've got a 2014 Note 10.1. 16GB with 64GB SD, but unfortunately you can't install apps onto the SD card.. just stuff like movies/music/photos. I thought 16GB would be enough but I'm constantly out of space.

Same problem on my Galaxy S4.

Have tried some apps that are supposed to workaround this issue, foldermount and such, but haven't had any luck with them.Reply

Find app alternatives that do support SD. I think I've always something like 5-8GB free space on my GS4. All apps that need large amounts of storage for me support SD. If they don't I just find a better alternative.Reply

I have lots of available space on my 16gb Note 10.1. I installed a 64gb card and loaded nearly every app to the SD card. The way to go is to root. Without root some of the large game files and programs cannot move the entire app to SD. What most of the "move to sd" apps do is only move the executable part not the game files where the bulk of the data is. So root, then use the correct apps... like GL to SD(root).

The only things you shouldn't move are

Widgets – no matter how menial in usefulness or design. System tools – many might not operate as intended without being on the phone’s storage. Important apps – you don’t want to risk an important app becoming inaccessible when you need it.Reply

Had a similar problem with my Galaxy S2. In my case, because I had it so long, and I guessed used so intensively, the internal logs got quite big.I used sysDump (dialler *#9900#) to delete and freed up a gig (I believe 200-300mb is more common), and now I don't get storage memory warnings. It seems smoother, but that could be just my perception, or some of the app updates.This mightn't help you at all, but thought I mention it in case it does.

PSThe logs are hidden system files, so apparently if you can't open sysDump you have to root the phone and install certain apps to see them and truncate them.Obviously back everything up, before doing this or sysDump.If you can use sysDump to delete, the device will restart when done, and for my phone was unresponsive for a few minutes when it was deleting/truncating the logs.Reply

I got a nook hd+ last year with 32 internal and added another 32 GB. The tablet cost me $130. I wouldn't reccomed it however unless you are going to put CM on it day one and even then think twice. The touch screen is sluggish and inaccurate and the glass cracks way too easy. Mine has never left the couch and has three sizable cracks. Whereas, my 3yo totes a gen 1 ipad that has hit the concrete and other than bends in the aluminum sill has no cracks. Other than that the nook hd+ has two other issues one being the speaker faces away from you, and two it has a big stupid charge connector. Bigger than the original iPod dock connector. Reply

meh, my 2 yr old had dropped our ipad 2 lots of times, including down the stairs once, barely a scratch. Then one week he dropped it two times and pretty much destroyed the thing. I think it's all about the angles when it hits the ground.Reply

The Nook HD+ is sluggish, no question about that, it's designed primarily as a reader and it shows. I've had mine for over a year and it's as new, build quality is quite good for the price I think. As for the connector, well, in exchange it charges quite more quickly than the standard USB 2 could manage.Reply

The Nook HD+ is not perfect, but at $130 why complain. I have never had any problems with build quality, although battery runs down a bit quicker than I would like, and the comments about the touch screen are very true. It does however stream HD movies very well, play my media fine, is good as an ereader.

That is all I need it for

But I did upgrade with CM - the B&N software is a total waste of effort. It is also probably 2 generations behind the SamsungReply

Thanks for the suggestion, but a big part of the reason I want the extra space is for games (humble bundles FTW) and the large games that I need the extra space for also tend to be more demanding.

There's a big hole in the 7" - 8" android tablet market right now for someone to swoop in with a gaming tablet that actually has enough space to store more than a handful of games and also includes microsd for music and movies. Right now the most promising tablet in that space is the Xiomi Mipad, although I'm not sure if it will ever be available stateside.

I might have to end up importing to get the tablet I want which is just sad since there are several smartphones with the specs I want (Galaxy S4 and Note III both have variants in the states with 32gb + microsd) but nobody has put those same specs into a 7" - 8" tablet. They always cheap out on the storage for some reason which makes no sense to me since a tablet is an ideal entertainment device while traveling where you actually need the storage and can't rely on the cloud.Reply

And HP were the first to sell 4:3 tablets. Hell, even Archos had 9.7" 4:3 tablets long before Apple.

I just don't get the thought process of Apple apologists. "Apple used a 4:3 ratio, and therefore from that point on, Apple are the rightfully owners of that implementation, no matter how late to the game they actually were..."Reply

Oh, great. Now it's not enough to evangelize about "convergence", we have to strive for "true convergence".Here's a hint --- when you start throwing in adjectives like "true" it's pretty obvious you've reached the theological stage of ranting. Reply

Why so upset about people wanting to do more than one thing with each device, name99? If you pay $500 for a tablet, you'd expect it to do a little bit more than just play Angry Birds and brows mobile web pages...:)Reply

Samsung has been flooding the market with tablets this year and I see that as a bad thing. Diversity is fine, sure, but this is stretching it too far. The same applies to their phones as well. Samsung needs to trim down most of the lineup.Reply

Yes and no.It is easy to mock devices that are simply a little thinner. I was guilty of this a few years ago when Seagate released some very thin 2.5" external drives, and did not expect the thinness of the iPhone5 to make much of a difference compared to my iPhone4. But I was wrong in both cases. You certainly can't tell the extra pleasure the thinness gives you from a photo, and you may not even consider it an issue the first few times you use it. It's only on repeated use, when you go back to a fatter device, that you really appreciate the contrast.

Having said that, battery life is also highly desirable. Design is about tradeoffs, and my honest opinion (based on plenty of recent history) is that Samsung can't be trusted to make the best tradeoffs for most customer scenarios. I would not be at all surprised if they reduced battery life to levels that are lower than would be desirable purely to be able to win the marketing bullet point of "thinest tablet available" for three months. Reply

Will it actually work? By that I mean that if an issue is found will Samsung actually fix it or ignore until the next version hits the market. Yeah I've been bitten by the 7 Slate and the 9 model of their expensive laptop (I buy for work). Good luck to them.Reply

Pretty much, MY OG ASUS TF was 16:10 and even the Nexus 7 has a 1920x1200 display even though they advertise it as "1080p" capable in places (which is just kinda amusing). One of the things that really jumped out at me about early Windows 8 tablets was how skinny the seemed in profile use cause of the 16:9 aspect ratio. Reply

If I'm not mistaken, a perhaps more useful competitor to compare it to in the tables (given the ultathin+light focus) would be Sony's 10-inch tablet; that's also an android tablet of similar size and therefore a pretty direct alternative.Reply

I imagine it'll be out around the time it launches, that's how the bigger products tend to be timed from what I remember. Wait a little longer and you'll be rewarded with a better quality and more in-depth review anyway. Reply

Viewing this from my lg g pad 8.3: more affordable and from a less sh*tty company. If I were to buy a top end 10 incher I would give my money to sony instead and get the xperia tablet z2. Simply cannot stand Samsung. (Galaxy s3 owner.)Reply

Pre-ordered it from Sears last night. This is the perfect tablet for me. I would like 32gb, but I use 11gb in my phone and don't expect to load all those apps on to the tablet as I will always have my phone with me. I just ordered a 64gb Samsung EVO SD card that I will install into the tablet as soon as I get it. That should provide me with enough space for video and music when I am out of town on business. At home I have my file server so I don't need that much on my consumption device.

Now, if I can just be patient in the coming three weeks until my new tablet ships!Reply

Very, very nice. A beautiful screen, an OS that can have more than one app on screen at a time, and accessories that are quite elegant, set this apart from much of the competition. If I were to buy a tablet, this is what I would likely get.Reply